Helping Communities Think Systemically: An Interview with Eleanor Sterling

Blog | by Lisa Mastny | January 19, 2012

Sterling talks about the need for “big-picture” thinking to address the world’s most pressing environmental and conservation challenges.

Power Tools to the People: BORROW THIS IDEA

Blog | by Jason M. Hatch | October 4, 2011

The founder of Oregon's first tool library describes how he borrowed an idea and created a real resource for his neighborhood.

The Threads That Bind Us: One Woman's Perspective on the Border Crisis, Climate Change, and Our Choices as Consumers

Blog | by Amber Cadenas | September 17, 2019

We can't ignore the connections between our own behaviors as consumers and many of the wider crises facing our world, including climate change and the realities of climate-related migration.

4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Product

Blog | by Dave Evans | June 9, 2016

There are a few key things you can look for to give you a better idea of what kind of company you are supporting with your wallet.

A Light at the End of the Black Friday Tunnel

Blog | by Dave Evans | November 11, 2016

The Black Friday shopping frenzy has become extreme enough that even a handful of retailers themselves are protesting against it.

Is It Wrong to Want to Give Your Children What You Never Had?

Blog | by Kelley Dennings | December 16, 2019

A strong advocate of experiences over gifts, Kelley talks about her own struggles with trying to make holiday memories less about what’s under the tree and more about spending time together.

Rethinking Plastic, Consumer Choices, and Our Values as Americans

Blog | by Dyaami D’Orazio | September 18, 2019

"We consume to have fun, to fit in, for convenience, to fill the spaces between ourselves and our families...and because the structure of society forces us to."

What Would It Take to Shift Our Gifting Away from "Stuff"?

Blog | by New Dream | October 9, 2017

Learn more about New Dream's research on the barriers and benefits to giving gifts of experience rather than "stuff."

Our Children’s Schools: The Leadership Face of the Future

Blog | by Peg Watson | March 17, 2015

The Green Schools Alliance aims to connect and empower schools worldwide to lead the transformation to global sustainability.

How the Pandemic Helped Me Rediscover Local Markets

Blog | by Kelley Dennings | June 9, 2020

Kelley Dennings shares how the challenges of grocery shopping during a pandemic reconnected her to local markets, and prompted an innovative yet old-fashioned approach to finding toilet paper.